Son of Rev Charles Henry Page b. 1801 VA d. 1876 United Kingdom and Gabriella Sophia Crawford b. 1805 VA d. 1855 KY.
Graduated Miami University Law School in Ohio. Practiced law in Chicago, IL 1855. 1857 to Oregon territory to Oregon City, practiced law after 1862 in Oregon until his death.
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Wife Albina Victoria (Amiraux)Page (1840 Canada -1933 Salem, OR)
children:
Albina Gabriella 1864-1957
Wilmer Lee Page 1865-1929
Charles De Summerez Page 1866-1874
Hazel Thayer Page 1869-1929
Estelle Page 1860-1860
Lucy Page 1871-1872
Rollin King Page 1874-1947
Father and mother of William Wilmer Page:
Rev. Charles Henry Page 1801-1875
Gabriella Sophia Crawford 1805-1855
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Morning Oregonian April 13, 1897 pg 8

W.W. PAGE IS DEAD

AN OLD-TIME LAWYER SUDDENLY PASSES AWAY

For Many Years a Leading Figure of the Oregon Bar
Laryngitis the Cause.

William Wilmer Page, ex-judge of the state circuit court and ex-associate
justice of the state supreme court, died at his lodging, at 2371/2 First street,
about 2 A.M. yesterday. The cause of his death was acute laryngitis, from which
he has been suffering for some six weeks past, a swelling, or cancerous growth,
developing in his throat to such an extent as to greatly interfere with the
taking of food in any form. His throat was operated upon a few days ago, and he
appeared to experience relief. He had been down town several times since he was
first taken sick, and last Friday he called on a friend in the city, and also
visited the courthouse for the last time, little thinking that his end was so
near. He told one of his sons, who was with him much of the time Sunday, that he
was feeling better. Consequently his death came unexpectedly, and in his greatly
weakened and debilitated condition, so suddenly, that his sons, Wilmer L. Page
and Hazel T. Page who were quickly summoned, arrived barely in time for the end.
He retained full possession of his mental faculties nearly to the last moment,
and his end was peaceful. He was attended by Dr. Edgar Poppleton and had
received all possible care. The funeral will be from the residence of his son,
Hazel Page, 187 Gibbs street, at 10 o’clock tomorrow forenoon. The place of
interment has not yet been decided upon.

Judge Page was 63 years of age. He was a native of Westmoreland county,
Virginia, and was a member of a very old and honorable family, which traces its
history to the Norman invasion of England. The genealogy of the Page family in
Virginia, published in 1883, mentions the father of Judge Page, the Rev. Charles
Henry Page, of the Episcopal church, and shows a family connection with
“Light-Horse Harry” Lee. The work says of Judge Page’s father: “He was the
second son of William Byrd Page of Fairfield, Clarke county, Va., and Anne Lee,
his wife (who was sister to General Light-Horse Harry Lee, of Revolutionary
fame), eldest surviving son of Mann Page, of the same place, and Mary Mason
Seldon, eldest son of Hon. John Page, of Matthews county, Va. He married in
1837, Ga***lla, daughter of Judge Crawford, of Amherst county, Va. Who was a
brother of William H. Crawford, of Georgia, one of the presidential candidates
in 1825.”

Judge Page graduated with honor from the Miami, O., law college, and began to
practice law in Chicago when scarcely out of his teens. A couple of years later
he moved to Oregon, arriving at Oregon City in 1857. He practiced his profession
for a short time in Salem, then located in Portland, where he has remained ever
since.

Mr. Page was admitted to practice in the United States district court for this
district by Judge Deady, on September 12 1850, the second day after the court
had been established at Salem. He has practiced law in this state ever since.
When Judge Wait resigned to run for congress, Mr. Page was appointed judge of
the supreme and circuit court to fill the unexpired term from May to September.

For nearly 20 years Judge Page ranked as one of the most brilliant and able
lawyers of the Oregon bar. He was admired by his associates for the clear,
concise, logical manner with which he conducted all legal business. His was
essentially a legal mind, giving him a readiness and soundness of judgment in
quickly sifting out important points from a mass of evidence, and in applying
correct principles of law thereto, backed by authority that was second to none.
His appointment as a justice of the Oregon supreme court by Governor John
Whiteaker was a high tribute to his mental qualities and legal attainments,
especially as he was then scarcely past his 25th year.

After retiring from the supreme bech Judge Page became a member of the law firm
of Smith, Grover & Page, which promptly became and long retained its position as
one of the most prominent law firms of the Northwest. The late Joseph Smith, of
this firm, a member of congress, and L.F. Grover, the other partner, was
governor of Oregon, and was also United States senator. Ex-Governor Grover still
resides in this city. Judge Page afterward had various other law partners, but
for many years past he conducted his legal business alone.

The news of Judge Page’s death stirred may of his old-time legal friends to
expressions of respect in tribute to his attainments and standing in the past as
a member of the Oregon bar, and of regret that his infirmities in later years
prevented the continuance of his professional career with the same brilliance
and success as in the past.

Mr. B. Killin, who has known Judge Page for a great many years, said yesterday
in speaking of the dead lawyer: “Ability must even commend respect, especially
lawyers, where it is as an open, fair-field fight for success in the profession.
Judge Page had ability of the very highest order. He is about the last of all
those old-time lawyers that were practicing here when I first came to Portland.
I thought Senator Dolph was the list, but I had forgotten Judge Page, as he had
dropped out of prominence in later years. His career might be described as
unique. It is a pleasure to recall the time when he was one of the leaders of
the bar. He was one of the most magnificent looking men I ever saw, dark and
distinguished in appearance, so that he might have passed for a titled Italian.
His wife was a beautiful woman, and the social standing of the pair was of the
highest.”

In politics, Judge Page was a democrat, and for many years was an active
participant in all the counsels with the leaders of that party. During the later
years of his life he had not taken so active an interest in party politics,
until the last presidential campaign, when he renounced the Chicago platform of
the democratic party and supported the candidates of the national democracy. It
is said that at one time he was very near being pushed forward for the United
States senate, with flattering indications of success, but party exigencies or
jealousies in some way caused the nonfulfillment of the plan.

The two sons, Wilmer L. and Hazel T., are the only members of the lawyer’s
family now residing in this city. Mrs. Page has a comfortable home in San
Francisco, where a third son and the daughter, now a young lady, reside with
her. They have been notified of the Judge’s death, but it is not known as yet
whether it will be possible for them to be present at the funeral. Judge Page
had also a brother, Charles H. Page, living at Astoria, who is expected to
arrive here today.

A special meeting of the bar association to be held in Judge Shattuck’s
courtrooms at 9 A.M. today, has been called, to take action regarding Judge
Page’s death.